They just don't make movies like this anymore.

Wow, I have heard about this but haven't ever had the opportunity to watch it, until now. It's #FrankensteinDay in honor of the Day Mary Shelley was born in 1797, she was the Mother of horror fiction. Thank you for contributing this to the Internet Archive for everyone to see and enjoy. I will be sharing this on my blog today to get the word out! This is just another reason why people need to support the Internet Archive, in any way or donation amount possible.

if you ever saw the first hellraiser, circa 1992, the reanimation of frank borrows so much from this 1910 effort.

I've been wanting to watch this for the longest time, and finally decided to look on this site. I was not disappointed. The special effects for the time are great and whether intentional or not, I got a chuckle out of the mannerisms of the monster. Speaking of which, the costume was amazing and the 'birth' of the monster was interesting to say the least, haha

WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO RUSH ABOUT ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH SOME DESPERATE NOTION THAT WE WOULD ALL WANT TO LOOK AT YOU AS THOUGH YOU WERE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT... AND I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME COMPREHEND WHY YOU THINK A REVIEW CONSTITUTES REITERATING THE PLOT OF A FILM/SHOW... A BIT TEDIOUS.

the story is very good.

It's a good thing the film in the very beginning states that it is a "liberal adaptation" of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, otherwise I'd be scratching my head the whole time (and not due to dandruff thank you very much). So, it starts with Frankenstein leaving for college. Later on, years later, as Dr. Frankenstein he find out the secret to creating life. He goes in to his lab and throws some ingredients into a cauldron stereotypical witch style and closes the door. The cauldron bubbles and Frankenstein takes a peek.
Inside the monster is being created, slowly forming flesh and even clothes. What it looks like is a mechanical puppet waving while being burned in a fire to a crisp in reverse. Eventually, satisfied with his creation, Dr. Frankenstein retires to his room. However the monster escapes and comes after Frankenstein. I don't know if it was intended to be comical or not but Frankenstein faints three times during the scene until the monster just leaves. When he's alone a colleague comes in to console him and I assume is told of what happened.
Some time later, Dr. Frankenstein goes back home. He meets with his sweetheart Elizabeth for sometime and they go into different rooms of the house. The monster returns hiding behind curtains, and Frankenstein finds him. The monster shouts something and leaves.
The final scene is the night before Frankenstein's wedding, where the jealous monster tries to get to Elizabeth but Frankenstein comes and saves the day and the monster runs into a room. Once there, the monster sees a reflection of himself and vanishes, with only his reflection remaining. Frankenstein goes in, and the reflection of the monster is replaced with his own. Was the monster really him? Was it just his good side and bad side battling over control? Did Dr. Jekyll slip Frankenstein a mickey? It's not really explained.
Anydangways, I'd say it was at least decent all around.

...I have watched recently. It's hard to believe this was created in 1910, and seen over 100 years later in a format 1910 couldn't imagine. And that MONSTER though!! Yes. BONA!

hello who has made the music of the movie please?

I found this movie quite exciting. The telling of Frankenstein's schizophrenia is done very well, especially since the movie is only 12 minutes and 41 seconds long. My favorite part of the film was the creation of the monster. If I had seen this in 1910, I would have become very scared. At the end, I can't really tell what was happening, but it looked to me Frankenstein was about to kill his new bride. The monster inside him won.

Hey,

Great footage! I’m making a short film and wanted to know if it were possible to use a part of this footage as b - roll for my film?

Thanks,

Tali 

How do I download it?

This movie is now 102years old and it is still captivating... amazing :)

Amazing! So much told in so little time! What a treat in this day of CGI and stuff. Just gets to show us that you don't need sophisticated effects to give you the thrills!

Even after 100+ years the creation of the monster is creepy as all get out!

This was the first movie to be banned for viewing in this country on the basis that "This movie is an affront to God and man!" Thankfully everyone did not share this viewpoint. We would have lost a great film!

a must see

Im young, barley through junior high and I was very impressed with the suspense of this movie, I've also read the book and it is quite riveting! It is amazing how much talent can be put into words, then preformed without them :)

The first American Science Fiction Mad Scientist! Unlike most of his descendants, he survives the experience and is spared the indignity of a sequel. Must agree that it's better with the sound turned off, costing 1 star.

Fantastic to see this. The level of creativity in that age. Thanks

wow! i never saw this early version either & i love it! i love silent films! its amazing what they could do with what little technology they had! and thats why i love them, they're so different!

Having lived in the Cudahy area, I knew Alois Dettlaff. What a treat to see this classic film due to the efforts of this man.

I was impressed by it's sustained suspense. I am a silent film expert and will say this film for it's time will be held to the cinema standards and methods of it's day. Having said that, it is deserving of 5 stars Joey H

Aymen Grun, it is sad to say, but you won't find it here or anywhere else for that matter. A few weeks ago, a "putz" put Dracula up on the IA and knew full well it was under copyright. It acts like this that it make difficut for consumers like yourself and others to enjoy the experience that IA offers to all free of charge.

I'm looking for the 1931 film ?
It seems that itsn't available in archive.org ?

As a fan of the horror genre I try to watch films from all eras to see how the horror industry grew. This was the first time that i have seen this early version. I thought it was great. It was a pity that the pixilation ruined the earlier sections but still enjoyable. The special fx for that period were also good, I should imagine that it gave quite a scare at the time. Also the use various coloured frames gave it some texture and helped set the mood, similar to use of dark imaging in today's horrors.

Another reviewer has mentioned the use of the mirror, but fascinating also is the mirror to introduce a "Jekyll and Hyde" concept in which Frankenstein and the monster are suggested to be two halves of the same man. Unfortunately the only known copy of the film in existance was owned by a (shall we say) strange film collector who wouldn't allow access to the print by legitimate preservationists like Eastman House or AMPAS. By the time he died, significant deterioration had set it. Fortunately it survives sufficiently for us to see that it was really quite an extraordinary achievement for Edison, or for the film industry in general, in 1910.

Ouch - the soundtrack is an imitation of what someone who doesn't know better presumed "old-timey" silent films must have. This is much better with the sound off.

Viewing it, it suffered with a lot of pixelation in the beginning and in the crucial scene where the monster comes to life, but the special effects for the time, and for Edison, were well done and fairly sophisticated. I could see how intense this must have been for a 1910 audience. Interesting use of the camera and of the mirror as a plot device for that era, too. Watch the scene where the bride enters the room, reflected in the mirror, while the monster hides. Pretty heady stuff for the time.